This site is dedicated to the Catholic belief of lex orandi,
lex credendi, translated into English as "the rule of prayer dictates the
rule of belief". In other words, the way you pray shows what you believe; what
you exhibit externally reflects what you believe internally. As Archbishop
Fulton Sheen once said, "If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by
believing as you behave."

The Catholic Church, as the true Church of Christ, has always prayed in a way
that reflects what She believed - up until now. In the Latin rite, certain
liberal and modernist influences have affected the way people pray. Priests turn
towards the people, thus confusing the notion of the Sacrifice of the Mass.
People handle the Blessed Sacrament, thus inevitably lessening belief in
transubstantiation. The liturgy has been destroyed (according to one progressive
liturgist), emptying our churches of a sense of the sacred and the people as
well.

On this site, I aim to counter some of these problems and to reaffirm this
age-old Catholic axiom: How we pray should reflect what we
believe!

The Sacred Liturgy of the Latin Rite

"Be still, and know that I am God" (Psalm
46:10)

Since the Second Vatican Council, the Sacred Liturgy in
the Latin rite of the Catholic Church has been radically changed. It is not just
the orientation of the priest and the introduction of the vernacular: the entire
liturgy was completely re-written, simplified and even "Protestantised" in the
opinion of many (see below). This is often in stark contradiction to the
documents of Vatican II, especially the Constitution on the
Sacred Liturgy, which states that Latin is to be preserved, Gregorian chant
be given pride of place and that all rites should be fostered in every
way.

The New Order of Mass: Confusing the law of faith through
liturgical change?

"An enemy has done this" (Matthew 13:28)

The New Liturgy
compared to the Old Compare the text of the new liturgy, side by side,
against the old (English translations). It is not just the celebration of the
New Mass that should be of concern to us, but the watering down of the base
text itself.

The Ottaviani
Intervention Cardinals Ottaviani and Bacci, on behalf of a dozen of their
peers, submitted a letter, accompanied by a critical study, to Pope Paul VI in
1969 severely criticising the new order of Mass (the original Latin) as well
as the General Instruction which introduced it. After this criticism, the
Instruction was changed; the Mass, however, was not.

Has the Roman Liturgy
been Protestantised? Not become Protestant, but
Protestantised, i.e. influenced by the Protestant reformers of the 16th
century, rather than a true authentic Catholic spirit. Let us compare the
changes of both "reforms".

Creating a heaven on
earth? Modernists seem to think they are building a heaven on earth,
making people's lives better and opening up the sacred so that the world can
understand and participate. Is this true?

The Traditional Latin Mass: Where the law of prayer = law of
belief...

"Thus says the LORD: 'Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for
the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for
your souls' " (Jeremiah 6:16)

"Norms" of 1986
Unpublished, but very important document created by a commission of cardinals
appointed by Pope John Paul II regarding the status of the traditional Latin
Mass.

Writings of author Michael Davies

Michael Davies - the foremost
author in English on the changes in the Catholic liturgy - has made the
following essays and booklet excerpts available to internet readers. The last
three items are taken from his latest booklets - full versions are available
from the publishers indicated (cheaper too - TAN offers the booklets from as
little as $0.35 each!)

The Right to
Beauty Davies examines the nature of a "right" within the Catholic Church,
and explains that the traditional Mass is truly a "birthright" to every
Catholic within the Latin rite.

An Unexpected Defence
of Tradition During the creation of the new order of Mass, six Protestant
advisors were consulted, one of which was Max Thurian - a brother at the Taize
community. Later he converted to Catholicism, and less than a month before his
death he created a considerable stir by criticising the Mass he previously
helped to formulate.

A Short History of the
Roman Mass Davies gives a "compact history of the Roman Rite of the Mass
from the Last Supper to the Traditional Mass ("Tridentine Mass") as it is said
today." The full booklet is available from TAN Books.

I am With You
Always On the indefectibility of the Church. Can the Church officially
teach error? Can a Pope fall into heresy? Have the post Vatican II popes
erred? Davies tackles these thorny issues and more in this new edition of his
booklet aimed at the error of "sedevacantism". The full booklet is available
from the Neumann Press.

A Heretical Pope? A
shorter article on sedevacantism illustrating the inherent problems in the
sedevacantist position.

Writings of Leo Darroch

Author, poet, defender of the traditional liturgy and the right of Catholic
children to be taught the precious Catholic faith. I feel privileged to present
some of Mr. Darroch's essays on these critical topics.

"The Roman Liturgy
Page" - a critique Mr. Gordon Nixon's web page on the Roman liturgy makes
many inaccurate claims. I provide a critique and evidence to show where the
page goes wrong in its assertions regarding the liturgy of the Latin rite.

St. Philomena, pray for us!

"O God Our Father, Your faithful servant Pope Pius the
Fifth helped to build-up your Kingdom through the good-ordering of
Catholic worship; grant we beg you, through his intercession, that the
traditional Latin Mass may be made freely available throughout the Church
Christ founded, for our good and His greater glory, Who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen"

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Please note: This page is in a constant state of true organic development
It never changes; instead it grows, matures and aims for heavenly perfection
Just like the traditional faith and the Latin Mass it represents